By the month’s end, The Kohala Center plans to have a soft opening of its Kahaluu Bay Education Center — a 1995 Ford van retrofitted to be an educational tool to share the importance of the resources at the popular West Hawaii snorkeling and surfing spot.
November 2, 2011 by Mindy Pennybacker Cross-cutting between territorial and contemporary Hawaii, Sydney Lehua Iaukea’s brilliant memoir/ historical expose provides a gripping and revelatory read, endowed with all the trappings of romance, melodrama and ghost story. There’s a mysterious old family portrait, two young heiresses robbed of their birthright growing up in poverty, and Iaukea’s discovery of […]
November 2011 Think “Hawai’i,” and lush, abundant landscapes likely come to mind. Yet statistics tell a different story: Located more than 2,000 miles from the nearest port, Hawai’i imports 85–90% of its food and has less than a seven-day supply in stores at any given time, making it vulnerable to economic disruptions and natural disasters. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded nearly $165,000 to two West Hawaii nonprofits to support direct marketing efforts and increase access to fresh produce in low-income areas. Getting fruits and vegetables from six area farmers markets into the hands of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients will get a little easier next year.
Captain Cook, Hawaii: In South Kona, today we report on a West Hawaii Seed Exchange set for November 5th. According to the Kohala Center, Island farmers and gardeners who save seed are invited to attend the annual West Hawai‘i Seed Exchange from 2–4 p.m. Saturday, November 5, at the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook.
“I pretty much think saving seed is the most important thing we can do on the planet,” says Paul Massey, founder of Regenerations Botanical Garden in Kilauea. “We’re at a tipping point, where we still have an amazing amount of plant diversity, but it’s disappearing rapidly.”
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 30, 2011—E komo mai! The Kohala Center invites the community to a La ‘Ike Day celebration of culture and place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, at the Kahalu‘u Beach Park main pavilion. The Kahalu‘u ReefTeach team will share why coral reefs are important to our island way of […]
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 27, 2011—The first in a statewide series of workshops for farmers and gardeners on seed saving will be held November 6 and 7 on Kaua‘i. The two-day workshops, funded by a Ceres Trust grant awarded to The Kohala Center, are designed to create a practical working knowledge of seed growing, botany and biology, […]
When I arrived at Hawaii Island’s number one snorkeling beach last week, the tide was low, revealing bright green seaweed growing on rocks. Exactly 77 beach-goers were out–reclining on beach towels, wading in the water, swimming and snorkeling.
I’m standing on one side of a window in the library of the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center. On the other side of the glass, two crows, a couple, go about their day. The male presents the back of his head to the female.